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Blogging 101

I am participating in Blogging 101 which begins today. The instructions for today are to introduce yourself.

I have had my blog for about nine months but I have never really written much. I believe I created it because to open a Tumblr account I needed a WordPress account. I chose my name because I am a fan of Richard Armitage (best known for playing Thorin in The Hobbit and most recently John Proctor at The Old Vic Theatre) and I think of a treehouse as a playground – hence Richard Treehouse. I also chose it because it was available across most social media. I have occasionally referred to myself as Tree.

I am a mom of a 30 year old son and I have a permanent disability. I have been married twice and am currently on my own. For the first time in my life I am deciding how to spend my time. I spent a few years on illness websites and discovered it made me feel worse more of the time than not. I was searching for something to do and came across several very interesting blogs about Richard Armitage and his fandom. I am often intimidated by the intelligence and writing skills of many his fans. I had never been a fan of a celebrity before nor had I spent much time watching TV or movies. It has been a very interesting and entertaining experience.

I also am interested in photography and follow several photography blogs. Once in a while I will join in on one of the challenges. I am not a professional and I take most of my pictures with my smartphone. There was a time was I was pretty obsessed about gardening so you may find some photos of my gardens from time to time.

I almost forgot to mention my dog, an adorable Schnoodle. I am allergic to most dogs and never thought I could own one until about seven years ago. He is independent, can be very funny and occasionally will cuddle. He will only cuddle if I have been very good that day 😉

So I guess what I’m saying is you’ll find some things about Richard Armitage, some things about my life, some photos and some news about my dog. Welcome!

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16 thoughts on “Blogging 101”

Pleased to meet you, tree! I love social media! You meet so many different kinds of people you would never meet in RL! A Schnoodle? I have an American Eskimo (Eskie). She loves white curly haired doggies, so she probably would love yours! 😀

I was curious about the blogging 101 but hadn’t checked it out yet! Great to hear more about you, and cute Schnoodle! I’m assuming this is a schnauzer/poodle (too many designer breeds these days to keep up with every new name, but this one seems fairly obvious!) =)

Thanks jholland! I spent quite a while lurking, then moved to commenting on other blogs and now I have decided to try this out. You are right schnauzer/poodle both said to be great dogs to own if you have allergies. I don’t know how anyone could keep track of all the designer breeds 😉

What a lovely introduction 🙂 It is such a pleasure to meet and get to know you! Your interests are close to my heart too: dogs, gardens, photography, disability. Throw in chocolates and scrapbooks and we might be twins 😉